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Crocodiles missing from Vadodara zoo

VADODARA: As if the floods were not enough, the woes of the city's residents seem to be only increasing with crocodiles missing from the Vadodara zoo.

Even though the water started receding on Saturday, zoo officials discovered during a headcount that at least seven crocodiles, four deer and a blue bull (neelgai) were missing. The floodwaters of the Vishwamitri river had engulfed the Kamatibag Garden on Friday.

The blue bull, which jumped the fence, was sighted at a nearby hospital complex. One sambhar, which had escaped from its cage, was caught.

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation, which maintains the zoo, had to shift several birds from their cages yesterday. Some non-governmental organisations are assisting the zoo authorities in their search for the missing animals. — UNI

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